The Brian Morden Foundation was created to honor Brian, a courageous 19 year old, who battled Ewing's Sarcoma for more than two years. He lost the battle on February 15, 2003, but his family, friends, and many others who only knew Brian by reputation have vowed to continue the fight against this horrible disease.

February/March Madness for the Brian Morden Foundation

The Penn State Altoona community donated more than 1500 items for
Brian Bags and Baskets at their February 17th home volleyball and basketball games.
A HUGE thank you to all!!

At the March 9th Basket Bingo Benefit, many more items for Brian Bags and Baskets were collected. (Brian Bags and Baskets are given to pediatric oncology patients at the four Children’s Hospitals in Pennsylvania …
Pittsburgh, Hershey, Janet Weis, and Philadelphia during every major holiday.)

The Blair County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees filled Easter Eggs with riddles, jokes, candy, and coins, which will be delivered to the hospitals and our local BMF children with cancer for Easter.

March's BMF CARES spotlight is Kimmie Klein, age 8, daughter of Steve Klein and the late Shannon Grove Klein. Kimmie is now a 6-year cancer survivor! The BMF CARES Spotlight program will donate $1000 to the Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital Foundation
in honor of Kimmie.

*At our annual board meeting on Brian's birthday (1/10/18),
the BMF Board created BMF CARES Spotlight, a program that hopes to shine a light on ourChildren with Cancer, Raise Awareness, and Provide Funds forResearch, Education, and Support for children with cancer and their families.

Each month a local child with cancer will be in the spotlight. The Brian Morden Foundation will provide information about that child as well as the type of childhood cancer with which they were diagnosed. Families may suggest an organization or individual researcher to whom they’d like the BMF to send a $1000 donation in honor of their child for the purpose of research or support to children with cancer and their families.

The first BMF CARES Spotlight was Addison Zearfaus, daughter of Mark and Jessica Zearfaus. Addison was diagnosed with ALL in May 2016 at the age of 7. The Brian Morden Foundation donated $1000 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in her honor.

Timothy Boyles was February's BMF CARES Spotlight. Diagnosed with stage 4 Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in June 2006, Timothy is now a 10 year survivor! Timothy requested that $500 be donated to Pittsburgh Children's Hospital Hematology/Oncology Child Life department and $500 to the Brian Morden Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Thanks Grammy and PopPop for your yearly birthday gift to Brian
and the BMF, ensuring that we will be able to award
a Brian Morden Memorial Scholarship.

Thank you to those who organized and participated
in the Erin Dodson Scholarship Fund Basket Raffle in September 2016
and others who have generously given
so that we will be able to award
additional scholarships this year.

February 15, 2017 - Remembering Brian, his life, and those he loved
who continue to support local children with cancer,
pediatric oncology units at PA Children's Hospitals,
award higher education scholarships,
and fund promising research studies through
The Brian Morden Foundation.

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The Brian Morden Foundation and Alex's Lemonade Stand
Team Up to Fund Childhood Cancer Research

February 15, 2016
13 years after Brian passed away from Ewing’s Sarcoma, cancer has not won the battle. Brian’s legacy continues through the lives of many others. The Brian Morden Foundation is excited and grateful to be able to announce a partnership with Alex’s Lemonade Stand.
Initially, we will be helping to fund a promising research study by John Bushweller, PhD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Cancer WILL NOT win.

Support the BMF through the purchase of an ornament or other merchandise

Attend any upcoming BMF event!

Please see our National Childhood Cancer Awareness page to find out more.

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*Brian was lovingly cared for at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, the initial focus of the second BMF goal. We still plan to contribute in important ways to the oncology unit there, however, we have expanded our outreach with Brian Baskets and "Issy" bears, sending them to other pediatric cancer patients especially to those in the Altoona Area, Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Geisinger, Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where some of our area children are being treated. We have also tried to brighten up the day for some children from the Ewing's Sarcoma list serv. If you know a child with cancer who could use a "pick-me-up," please contact us at fdj@brianmordenfoundation.org. We hope to be able to help as many pediatric oncology patients as possible.